Cool Atlantic 2022 Barcelona

April // 2022

Cool

Icelandic Seafood and Fishing Industry Innovation

Seafood Expo Global, Barcelona

Tech and skills drive Iceland's fishing and processing

Follow That Fish!

Full traceability from source to plate

Icelandic software for the modern seafood business You can find us at stand 3BB401

Tank

7-10 min

Pre-Cooler

Buffer

-0,7°C

Heading

Filleting

-0,2°C

Skinning

+0,4°C

5-10 min

1-4 min

-0,2°C

Pre-Cooler

Deboning

Pre-Cooler

Trimming

+0,1°C

OptimICE method for landbased processing +0,1°C

• Temperature at the start • Air temperature in the factory • Time in the Pre-Cooler • Length of the conveyor belt

The cooling rate is influenced by:

FINISH

+0,1°C

Packing or freezing

WHERE THE COOL CHAIN NEVER BREAKS

Using pre-cooling, the temperature is always close to 0°C during the fishing trip, processing and transport, resulting in maximum quality and longer shelf life

-0,7°C

-0,7°C

START

Pre-Cooler

Rapid cooling of the catch is key for

MAX Quality

Start

30 min

1 hour

Come to see us at stand 3BB401

www.Kapp.is

Freezer trawler Baldvin Njálsson GK.

A leading fishing nation the CO2 fooprint and other factors that affect

marine stocks and the marine environment in the future is to be welcomed.

Iceland’s fisheries are managed under a quota system that has broadly been successful. Aside from the effects of fishing, marine stocks are always subject to fluctuations, but the situation is that all of the stocks in Icelandic waters are in a healthy condition. Marine stocks are a finite

The seafood business is one of Iceland’s staple

resource and for a small nation that depends

industries and has been for centuries. The

heavily on this industry, it is vital to look beyond

country’s fishing grounds are a delicate treasure

short-term gains to the long-term future.

that Icelanders are aware needs to be treated with

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respect. This is why a fundamental principle of

Icelanders think in terms of technology and look

Iceland’s fisheries is the sustainability of all stocks,

positively on progress. This is demonstrated by the

with a strong emphasis on research into marine

high-tech new vessels and processing plants that

resources and the oceans around the country, with

have come into service in recent years. The

environmental issues becoming steadily more

majority of technical advances are based on

prominent in the debate around the fishing

Icelandic innovation and the activities of service

industry, alongside alternative energy sources. All

companies manufacturing high-quality systems

this is part of Iceland’s ambition to manage a

for the seafood sector and other industries around

world-class fishing industry.

the world. Tech is today’s keyword in producing top-quality goods from fish catches and to be

April // 2022

Cool

Icelandic Seafood and Fishing Industry Innovation

Seafood Expo Global, Barcelona

Tech and skills drive Iceland's fishing and processing

Any nation that relies heavily on what the ocean

successful in selling these around the world. This

provides has a duty to pay attention to

little fishing nation in the far north has a great deal

environmental considerations and to treat the

to offer the rest of the world in both expertise and

oceans with respect. So for Icelanders the growing

production – as visitors to the exhibition in

debate over plastic pollution on a worldwide scale,

Barcelona are going to find out.

Publisher: Ritform ehf.

Vatnagörðum 14 104 Reykjavík Tel +354 515 5215 Iceland ritform@ritform.is www.ritform.is

Editor: Jóhann Ólafur Halldórsson johann@ritform.is Designer: Guðmundur Þorsteinsson Advertising: Ingibjörg Ágústsdóttir, inga@ritform.is

Printing: Svansprent ehf.

Distributed free at the Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global in Barcelona in April 2022.

Major capelin season comes to an end The Icelandic capelin season has recently

This was more than double the amount

come to an end. This was a significantly big

caught in the previous season, which

season in comparison to previous years,

followed two zero-quota years due to the

and the catch came to 550,000 tonnes,

poor state of the capelin stock. There is

although the full capelin quota was not

already optimism for the next season,

caught due to adverse weather conditions

based on sampling of juvenile capelin, and

during the winter months.

an even bigger capelin season can be expected next year.

Three new fishing vessels last year

Pelagic vessel Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA.

Last year three new large fishing vessels

Both have set catch records over the last

joined the Icelandic fleet. Two are sister

few months and have proved to be

ships, built at Karstensens Skibsværft in

successful vessels.

the Danish port of Skagen, and these are Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA and Börkur NK.

An efficient new trawler, Baldvin Njálsson GK, also joined the Icelandic fleet at the end of last year. This is a fully-equipped factory freezer trawler.

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Competing for the finest dish from Icelandic saltfish The Bacalao de Islandia marketing initiative began in 2013, and behind this are Business Iceland and Icelandic saltfish producers.

The emphasis is on presenting salted seafood products in Spain, Portugal and Italy, and the initiative is also part of Iceland’s marketing drive under the Seafood from Iceland banner.

As part of Bacalao de Islandia, an event was held in Spain in March 2022 to select the Spanish apprentice chef who delivered the best dish made from Icelandic saltfish. It was a successful event that brought together top-quality ingredients from Iceland with unique Spanish skills in preparing saltfish.

The Consurso de Escuelas Culinarias Bacalao de Islandia competition is along similar lines to TV’s Masterchef, with which most of us are familiar. This was the second time that the competition has been held in Spain, and it has become an established event.

The final was held in Madrid and eleven apprentice chefs from all over Spain took part. Qualifying events were held at academies around the country, and those who made it to the final had a teacher from their academy on hand for support.

Michelin starred chef Diego Guerrero of the DSTAgE restaurant in Madrid is the face of the competition in Spain, and he was instrumental in publicising the event and working with the competing apprentices. He also sat on the judging panel with Kristinn Björnsson from Business Iceland and journalist Julia Lozano of El Pais and Gastroactitud, both of which covered the competition.

The young Spanish apprentice chefs – the master chefs of the future – showed exceptional skill in their interpretations of Icelandic saltfish. Of the eleven competitors, eight were women and winner Alba González is from the La Cónsula academy in the south of Spain. Her dish has its basis in

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Andalucian traditions, and was judged to be exceptionally successful in its concept, presentation and flavour. As part of her prize, Alba gets an all-inclusive trip to Iceland, along with her teacher. The trip to Iceland will be with the winners of competitions in Portugal and Italy, and the apprentices will have an opportunity to see for themselves the origins of saltfish, as well as a chance to show Icelandic chefs their skills.

Varied and beautifully presented dishes, each more magnificent than the last.

The winner: Andalusian saltfish-gazpachuelo.

The judging committee at work, and there were plenty of spectators.

Winner Alba González, with the award and the judging committee.

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Preserving food freshness The 60x40 fillet boxes from Tempra are more efficient, stronger and provide longer shelf life

The 10, 13 and 15 kg box-line is designed to maintain freshness of food longer than comparable packaging.

Advantages of the new boxes are the following:

With the Tempra fillet boxes Icelandic fish can now be delivered fresher than ever to consumers worldwide.

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Fish Fish EPSEPS

Temperature 5 mm above bottom of60x40 the newcm Hitastig (°C) (°C) 5 mm fyrir ofanthe botn nýja 60x40 cm 10 kg eftir box after 6 hours 20°C ambient 10 kg kassans 6 klst. við 20at°C umhverfishita. temperature.

einangrun – umbúðir

Maximum temperature in the new 60x40 cm 10 kg box Maximum temperature in the older 47x35 cm 10 kg box

Temperature (°C)

increased length and capacity lead to better treatment of products long fillets fit easily within the box more space for ice or ice packs box size is 60x40 cm, with better pallet stackability design of the corners makes boxes stronger than before increased box strength allows higher pallet level better insulation achieved with denser stacking on pallets rounded corners increase insulation and extend product shelf life

Time (h.) at 20°C ambient temperature

TEMPRA EHF • Íshella 8 • 221 Hafnarfjörður • Iceland • Tel: +354 520 5400 • tempra@tempra.is • www.tempra.is

ICELAND RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES Our mission

The certification mark

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To document well managed Icelandic fisheries

The certification mark can be used to identify the

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to the highest level of assurance

catch from certified fisheries which have been

To preserve the fisheries managament

certified according to the Icelandic Responsible

principles adopted by the international

Fisheries Management Standard. For seafood

community

products that are not processed in Iceland, same

To offer our customers choice in certification‘

rules apply as for those processed by Icelandic

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A clear focus on internationally accepted criteria – FAO criteria

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The IRF foundation is the owner of the IRFM Management Standard and the Chain of Custody Standard, which in turn, are based on The 1995 Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries as well as the FAO Guidelines for the Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine Capture Fisheries published in 2005 and in an updated and extended version in 2009

Third Party Certification

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The programme utilizes a Certification Body, accredited by ISO, to independently manage the certification and assessment methodology used to assess and certify Icelandic fisheries.

Two complementary Standards

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Fisheries Management Standard For fisheries of Icelandic vessels within the Icelandic EEZ and for the pelagic fisheries of shared stocks by Icelandic vessels in the High Seas.

producers.

The Board of the IRFF authorizes other organizations to use the certification mark to identify their products or services if they fulfil the conditions set in these rules.

Fisheries operators or processors that have a valid fishing licence or processing licence as appropriate, issued by the Icelandic authorities, are authorized to use the certification mark on those products, provided that they are able to demonstrate accepted traceabilit systems.

Stakeholders that apply for a permit to use the certification mark must have a valid Chain of Custody certification based on the Responsible Fisheries Management Chain of Custody Standard.

IRFM certified fisheries Cod Haddock Saithe Golden redfish Ling Herring Tusk

Sets out the requirements that must be achieved for becoming an RFM certified member.

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GSSI recognized since 2016

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Chain of Custody Standard

by the applicants to gain the Chain of Custody certification.

organizations.

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those requirements have been achieved.

The Standard gives assurance to a labelled certified claim on a seafood product, that the product originates from a certified responsible management fishery As a result: the adoption of a robust and meaningful third party certification system, specific to the needs of Icelandic fisheries.

The mission of GSSI is to ensure confidence in the supply and promotion of certified seafood by increasing comparability and transparency

An independent audit is carried out by an approved Certification Body to verify that

seafood companies, NGOs, experts, and governmental and intergovernmental

Provides the fishing industry with a clear statement of the requirements to be achieved

GSSI is a global platform and partnership of

in seafood certification

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The GSSI Benchmark tool gives formal

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GSSI recognized fisheries certification schemes

recognition to seafood certified schemes. are considered equivalent with respect to credibility, by fulfilling the criteria established in internationally accepted reference documents, such as the FAO Guidelines for the Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery products from Marine Capture Fisheries.

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Seafood Processing Barcelona 2022, 26 –28 April

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Most innovation involves finding new possibilities in the the ones that already exist.

Create value from what was previously wasted. See connections where others don‘t see.

Our mission is to make it easier for those who do this to pack up their ideas and put them into practice, for the benefit of us all.

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Increasing productivity and automation

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Booth #3BB301 SAMEY ROBOTICS ehf - Lyngás 13, 210 Garðabær, Iceland – www.samey.is

Markus Lifenet – a leader in man overboard safety and rescue at sea www.markusnet.com Pétur Th. Pétursson, managing director of Markus Lifenet ehf.

With its origins in the port of Hafnarfjörður,

water recovery system Markusnet, has

Markus Lifenet’s managing director, Pétur

repeatedly proved its worth under the

Pétursson is justifiably proud of the

harshest conditions. It’s a portable and

company’s achievements. Although it

simple piece of equipment that has the

hasn’t always been an easy ride, the

added advantage of being effective and

company has grown steadily over the past

relatively cheap compared to some

decades. Today it has a staff of 6 and

products on the market. Most of our person

customers around the world.

in water recovery systems are designed so that one crewman can deploy them in a

Prospects for the company look good and

matter of seconds, and for two to four

Markus Lifenet certainly enjoys an added

crewmen to lift the victim back on board

prominence since they were asked to take

manually. A light deck crane can also be

lead in development of new ISO standards

used to retrieve the victim,’ he said.

for means to recover people from water, as

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follow up to the new SOLAS regulation

Unwavering faith

III/17-1. This role brought a new focus to

It is now 40 years since skipper Markus

the company and its frequently pioneering

Thorgeirsson began developing the

work. Pétur Pétursson said that in compil-

prototype Markusnet, designed specifically

ing the new ISO standards, the emphasis

for recovery of persons from the sea in

has been placed on the human element and

rough sea conditions. At the time, the idea

in particular on generating a safety culture,

was seen as innovative while also being

as safety at sea is not something to be

simple. Since then, the Markus Lifenet

taken lightly.

products have become an important part of

Simple and portable

the array of recovery equipment that commercial vessels carry, thanks to Markus

‘It’s not always obvious that someone

Thorgeirsson’s vision and confidence in his

preparing to enter into freezing water to

idea, as well as Pétur‘s relentless drive to

rescue a fellow crewman or person in need

collect and distribute information on

for help, will always know just how to react

techniques and knowhow to recover people

to an emergency. Not everyone has the

from water and floating objects over the

courage or the clarity of thought that this

last 30 years.

kind of incident requires, but our person in

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Experts in your Freezing, Cooling and Cooking needs.

Join us at booth 3EE201 Come and see our Flexible Edge Drive Spiral Freezer. www.cti.as - Dalsagervej 5a - 9850 Hirtshals, Denmark

NO CATCH IF YOU DON’T FISH The ICELANDIC FISHING EXPO will be held for the second time at the Laugardalshöll Sports and Exhibition Centre in Reykjavík, 21-23 September 2022.

The EXPO was first held in 2016 to great acclaim, with over 100 participants and more than 25.000 guests, both local and international.

Secure your booth now for this grand exposition of the North-Atlantic fishing industry!

See more at www.icelandfishexpo.is

ICELAND FISHING EXPO Laugardalshöll Reykjavík Iceland

Sjávarútvegur 2022

21- 23 september 2022

Processing equipment for salmon slaughter.

Seagoing and onshore systems

An in-feeding tub.

Beitir has a 35-year track record of producing stainless steel equipment for both the fishing fleet and shorebased processors in Iceland and around the world. The company designs and manufactures tailor-made systems in close collaboration with its customers.

The company is best known for its range of longline and deck equipment for coastal fishing vessels, and also manufacturers a variety of systems for shore-based processors, including conveyor belts and tanks for

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gutting and supply. Equipment from Beitir is used in whitefish production, as well as in salmon processing, in Iceland and overseas. Beitir also produces roe separators and tubs for processing several roe varieties.

As an example of Beitir’s range, the company supplies complete longline systems, which include a line hauler, baiting funnel, bait cutter and a longline chute. Beitir also makes bleeding and gutting tubs, and related equipment for use at sea. The range also incorporates gear for netting, including a net puller, gunwale roller and net hauler.

A roe separator.

Custom-built equipment accounts for a large proportion of the company’s activity and Beitir places a strong emphasis on meeting each customer’s requirements.

Beirt has behind it decades of experience in producing equipment for coastal fisheries and fish production ashore, and its focus is firmly on supplying high-quality equipment, made to last.

A net clearing table.

Get in touch!

Beitir ehf.

Jónsvör 3 - 190 Vogar Iceland Tel. (+354) 424 6650

E-mail: beitir@beitir.is Website: www.beitir.is

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Miðhella 2 | 221 Hafnarfjörður | Iceland | Tel: +354 414 8080

A century of port services Faxaflóahafnir, hereafter referred to as

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Faxaports, has since 1st January 2005 operated four ports. Two ports are active fishing harbours, Port of Reykjavík and Akranes. Its activities are based on the century of history that Faxaports has behind it. The company plays a key role in the development and management of a pivotal aspect of Iceland’s transport and economic infrastructure. Alongside fisheries, transport and marine activities of every size, there has in recent years been a steady increase in marine

Fish on its way from the auction to a customer.

traffic related to the tourism industry. This means that the port is in fact a fishing port, a tourism hub, a leisure harbour and a port with a cultural role.

A variety of facilities provide the company with many opportunities in range of sectors, and serves well its owners, the public and industry.

Faxaports has for some years worked on the development of its electrical distribution system and can offer smaller ships and boats shore connections while alongside.

Reykjavík’s harbour is Europe’s only capital city port that has an active fishing business, reception facilities and processing. The Old Harbour is in use year-round for catches to be landed, marine tourism, ship repair and has fuel storage facilities. There is the Norðurbugt pontoon dock for small boats, which is equipped with landing cranes. The West Harbour has storage units and a quayside for A fishing vessel taking gear on board in Reykjavík.

smaller vessels and trawlers.

Fish auction Fiskmarkaður Íslands (FMIS) is located on the Reykjavík quayside, ensuring that fishing operators can

sell catches and that processors have reliable and safe access to fish. The auction connects sellers with a broad customer group with a range of requirements, ensuring that all species are sold. The seafood companies based in the port area have a strong understanding of and experience in seafood production.

The Akranes harbour is roughly 45 minutes by road from Reykjavík. Akranes is home to fishing companies, fish reception facilities and production. The quays are well equipped with landing cranes and the auction connects those selling catches with a wide range of customers of all sizes, ensuring that all catches find buyers.

Harbours and ships always have an attraction, as this is the lifeline of Iceland as a nation.

Developing the port areas so that they are able to support activity in transport, fisheries, processing, tourism and other sectors is the long-term aim of Faxaports. Its policy is to operate safe, green, smart ports, making the utmost use of digital technology and automation in transport to and from port areas. New fuel option in ports and at sea are expected to take off in the coming years and Faxaports intends to be a leader in developing the infrastructure needed to enable and support this.

A trawler being prepared for the next trip.

A safe port for your goods & catch

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Kringlan 4-12 // 103 Reykjavík Iceland // Tel. +354 5 400 515 nautic@nautic.is

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